<p>Part 1. Introduction.- Evidence Based Medicine: Basic Concept and its Importance in the Medical Literature.- EBM Approach and Classification.- Part 2. Parathyroid Anatomy, Physiology, and Embryology.- Anatomy and Embryology.- Physiology and Molecular Biology.- Part 3. Parathyroid Diseases.- Single Gland Primary Hyperparathyroidism, Classic and Early Disease.- Multiple Gland Primary Hyperparathyroidism, MEN I and II.- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism.- Part 4. Medical Therapy for Parathyroid Disease (Indications and Pharmacotherapy).- Hypercalcemia.- Hyperparathormonemia, Analogs and Inhibitors.- Natural History of Untreated HPT.- Hypoparathyroidism.- Part 5. Parathyroid Diagnostic Imaging.- Tc99 Sestamibi.- Ultrasound.- CT, Including 4D.- Advanced Imaging, MRI.- Selective Angiography.- Part 6. Surgical Treatment of Parathyroid Disease.- Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy.- Endoscopic Parathyroidectomy.- Unilateral Neck Exploration.- Bilateral Neck Exploration.- Surgery for Known Multi-Gland Parathyroid Disease.- Intra-operative PTH Assay.- Intra-operative Ultrasonography.- Re-operative Parathyroid Surgery.- Surgery for Ectopic Parathyroids.- Robotic Parathyroidectomy.- Part 7.Special Topics.- A History of Hyperparathyroidism.- Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Current Management Guidelines.- Osteoporosis.- Pathology.- Parathyroid Carcinoma.- Calciphylaxis.- Familial Hypocalcuric Hypercalcemia (FHH) Genetic Testing and Counseling for Hyperparathyroidism.- Parathyroid Cryopreservation and Autotransplantation.- Treatment for Hypoparathyroidism, to Include Stem Cell Therapy.- Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring for Parathyroid Surgery.- Outpatient Parathyroidectomy.- Cognitive Impact of Hyperparathyroidism.- Health Services and Healthcare Economics Related to Hyperparathyroidism and Parathyroid Surgery.- Technician Considerations for Parathyroid Imaging.- Radiation Safety in Parathyroid Imaging.- Laboratory Testing, PTH Measurement of Needle Aspirates, Intra Operative PTH Technologies.- Coding and Re-imbursement for Outpatient e/m and Procedures and Parathyroid Surgery.- Parathyroid Research with Multicenter Databases.- Parathyroid Disease, Diagnosis and Management: An International Perspective.- Complications in Parathyroid Surgery.</p><p></p>
